Recent content by Tiki-Al

Re: Kawasaki 2 Stroke "Mongrel" *DONE!!* Very nice! a 750 stroker :o i've never even seen one of those before let alone ride one...bet she flies

Re: 78 Wes Cooley GS1000s cafe WOW 8)

Cheers lads, yep she's a heavyweight alright, hopefully a middleweight once i've finished! Managed to squeeze a quick hour in last night. One knackered old compressor. Plus this sandblasting gun i picked up, see the nozzle at the front, you just stick a piece of pipe to that and jam it in a...

Im based in Bristol, UK. Had my bike for about a month now. Here is the thread. http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=38406.0;topicseen The only real issue i had with mine was the clutch slipping on high revs. Something you might/probably want to consider whilst the clutch is out is...

As a fellow DOHC'er I'm definitely following this! Fair play to you on the strip down dude...HARDCORE! I'm running into the same issue as you in that lots of the trick parts for these bikes are based in the USA and us Europeans get stung on postage. So far i have found these two site stock some...

Nope! to be honest when she was in full dress ;D i'll be fucked if i could ever drag the beast up onto the center stand anyway! i'm sure there is a knack to it. Plus i'm hoping to stash the battery where it used to be.

Yeah pictures can be deceiving there is a lot of loose, peeling paint. I've been inquiring about powder coating but it always involves a full strip down which ive seen another guy on here just undertake and it looked crazy with all those parts led out everywhere! :o So i think im going to...

HA! Thanks fox, im a graphic designer when im not messing with this bike so I dabble in a bit of graffiti and painting. I've set up a new thread in the big arsed section now. Thanks for all the input guys it really helps me. http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=38406.0

Be open minded and go with your heart and wallet. I'm new to the cafe scene but have been riding bikes for 20years and I went for the DOHC over the SOHC because I think the engine looks way more bad ass than the SOHC. I love that people are turning slightly more modern affordable bikes today...

You know the tank decals, are they just standard vinyl cut? Did you clear coat the tank afterwards? Cheers Al

Stunning, love it.

Hi Swapmeet, It's a plasma cutting disc, really slim. It was really, really fast like a knife through butter! I also used a flexible sanding disc after to smooth it all off including the lug removal, that was also very useful and recommended.

Thats it for now, its amazing how long it all takes. you think ahh i'll do that in a few hours... 6hrs later your about half way there!

Update: Screw all the technical engine issues I may stumble across its time for action! Engine out and de-greased, I've removed all electrical components too....apart from one ; ) so I can sand it back or blast it ready for paint. Question can you put the whole lump in for powder coat as is or...

Ok managed to get a better manual online. if I'm reading it right it states the main jets should be Primary:68 Secondary:102 if the carbs have been messed with from stock to accommodate pods would they have also changed the Air jets? it doesn't state a size for these or are they the same as the...